Re: [PATCH] staging: gpib: avoid unintended sign extension

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 09:54:47PM +0200, Kees Bakker wrote:
> The code was basically like this (assuming size_t can be u64)
>     var_u64 |= var_u8 << 24
> var_u8 is first promoted to i32 and then the shift is done. Next, it is
> promoted to u64 by first signextending to 64 bits. This is very unlikely
> what was intended. So now it is first forced to u32.
>     var_u64 |= (u32)var_u8 << 24
> 
> This was detected by Coverity, CID 1600792.
> 
> Fixes: 4c41fe886a56 ("staging: gpib: Add Agilent/Keysight 82357x USB GPIB driver")
> Signed-off-by: Kees Bakker <kees@ijzerbout.nl>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/gpib/agilent_82357a/agilent_82357a.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 

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